Thursday, May 21, 2015

Last 2014, that
was my first time to join a Run Rio running event and I was very satisfied how
the event was organized and how was the runners taken care by an organizer who
is also a runner itself. I’ve told to myself that Rio is a good running event
organizer because he personally knows what do runner needs. Not to mention his
personal attachment to the sport like inspecting the entire route before the
gunstart, monitoring the course during the actual event and even staying under
the heat off the sun to welcome the finishers. It was very pleasing experience
to have Rio personally give your finisher’s medal after a very exhausting run.

Because of that
great experience from the previous year, I again decided to complete this Run
United Trilogy this 2015. Another good thing for this trilogy is you have given
an option to gradually increase your running distance until you become a
certified marathoner. So as a start, let’s begin it with 21km distance.

Picture before the
run:

Did some stretching works
and warm-ups with the team, then we went to the starting line to wait for the
official gun start.

I do not usually bring camera on the
actual run so the next pictures are after the run proper.

Pictures after the run with FNF Team members Abby and Rey:

Verizon Runners:

Recovery Booth courtesy of sponsors:

I noticed that there is something new that
they introduced on this year’s RU trilogy, the
Pacers. These pacers are having different time posted on their back which
correlates to their intended finish time. So the runner will just follow the certain
pacers wearing the Bib of his intended finish time, and it really worked well
for me as I was able to beat my previous RU1 record from 2:12 to 2:08.

The 10K Top Finishers being awarded by PBA
Legends with Anthony Suntay as the MC.

FNF Team member Abby having selfie
picture with the PBA Legends:

21K
Finishers:

FNF
Team completed the first leg of RU trilogy.

Finisher’s Kit:

That’s all for now guys. Thank you for
viewing and see you on the second leg this coming June 7, 2015. Train harder
and a strong finish for the 32km route. See yah!!!...